Fuse-support.



G. M. DOERSCH.

FUSE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.21,1913.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914 Gama) UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE M. DOERSCH, 0F ANTIGO, \VISCONE-IN, ASSIGNOR, OF ONEJFOURTH TO JOHN C.

LEWIS, 0F

ANTIGO, \VISCONSIN.

FUSE-SUPPORT.

Application filed August 21., 1913.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial ii 0. 785.854.

M. Donnscn, a

ronstrmxtion ot clip or devic for holding a i use and cap for exploding dynamite cartridee' strueture. nniy he quickly and easily used. u Ill he ellioient m service. and by its use the trimping and pinching ot' the (up is avoided and the. danger in operation largely obvitully F in the Hi: it the ated. all as will he hereinafter more de cri ed. and claimed.

Referring to the. accompanying drawing whieh is made a part hereof, and on which similar re erence elniraeters indicate simi lnr parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of my improved clips separately, and Fig. 2 a similar View showing the clip in use.

In Said drawings the portions marked A represent the dynamite cartridge, B the. fuse, and (I the supporting clip.

The dynamite eartridgg ev i is of a usual form and the, fuse B with cap (not shown) on its lower end is inserted in an aperture in one end thereof. The clip (l is a metal har, preferahly Wire, having, a rightsangle arm it) formed with a point adapted to he inserted in one side of the rartrit'lge and its upper end has a right-angle arm ll bent to form a loop or hook 12 adapted to embrace. the fuse B at a point adjacent to the upper end of the cartridge.

In use the fuse and cap are inserted in the cartridge A in the usual manner. The

residing at whereby a device ot the elniraeter deserihed is provided which is inexpensive in i l l l 1 l poinled end oi arm 1) of the (lip is inserted in the side of the cartridge and the loop t rnn1d by the parts it and 12 are hooked around the {use l) and pinched or erimped against its sides to support it in position and hold lroth the iuse and the cap in phiee. thus avoiding any crimping or pint-hing ot the trap on the lower end of said luse and ohviat ing th danger ot sueh operation.

Having: thus fully described my said invention. hat l. claim as new and desire to seeurev by lArItUl'S Patent. is:

l. A tuse. holder for suppm'ting the 'lums in the ends of dynamite eartridq' (:oinpri ing a rlip l' rined ot a single piece of nun terial, one rm; ol' which is turned at right angle with the main hody of the clip zind formed plant d a 6 adapted to he inset-tad rtritge. and the other nrned at. right. an; us with said main body and substantially parallel with said point and :lormed With a part adapted to emljraee )illd. support the fuse, suhstantially as forth.

A fuse holder for supporting the. tuses in the endof dynamite enrtridges, \vhivh eonsists of a single piece of Wire, with one end bent right angles to its main portion and adapted to be inserted in the side oi the earthy ,and its other end bent at. right angles to the. main portion t extend across the top of the rartridge ant" end of whv lr- I 

